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Deadly mudslide in Washington

Members of the community attend a candlelight vigil at the Darrington Community Center on April 5, 2014, in Darrington, Wash. Recovery and cleanup and prayer continues after a mudslide hit Oso and killed at least 30 people.

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Deadly mudslide in Washington

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Members of the community attend a candlelight vigil at the Darrington Community Center on April 5, 2014, in Darrington, Wash. Recovery and cleanup and prayer continues after a mudslide hit Oso and killed at least 30 people.
Sofia Jaramillo, The Herald via AP

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Elizabeth Honneral prays during a candlelight vigil at the Darrington Community Center.
Sofia Jaramillo, The Herald via AP

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Residents bow their head in prayer as they attend a prayer service dedicated to the communities affected by the Highway 530 mudslide at Haller Middle School in Arlington, Wash., on April 4.
Pool photo by Marcus Yam

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Benton County assistant fire chief Jack Coats surveys the scene of a deadly mudslide on April 2 in Oso, Wash.
Elaine Thompson, AP

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Members of the Washington State National Guard search through debris for personal items and bodies in Oso.
Genna Martin, Everett (Wash.) Herald, via AP

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Debris covers the scene of a deadly mudslide in Oso.
Elaine Thompson, AP

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A rescue worker walks down a makeshift plywood path carrying a personal item past the twisted wreckage of a car and other debris while working at the mudslide site in Oso, Wash.
Annie Mulligan, Everett (Wash.) Herald, via AP

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A worker cuts a tree with a chainsaw next to a "PV" marking, which stands for "possible victim," in the debris field of the landslide that struck Oso, Wash.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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A search-and-rescue worker checks a demolished structure on Highway 530 near the eastern edge of the massive mudslide on March 27.
Pool photo by Ted S. Warren

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A searcher passes a massive pile of debris at the scene of the deadly mudslide in Oso, Wash., which struck on March 22.
Pool photo by Mark Mulligan

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Search-and-rescue teams continue to work in Oso.
Pool photo by Ted S. Warren

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A military helicopter flies over mud and debris from the mudslide.
Pool photo by Ted S. Warren

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Search-and-rescue teams work in the mudslide area.
Pool photo by Ted S. Warren

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A first responder walks through a pile of debris during a search effort at the scene of a deadly mudslide on March 26 in Oso, Wash. Many people were still missing after a mudslide destroyed a community on March 22.
Rick Wilking, AP

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A demolished ATV is removed at the scene of a deadly mudslide in Oso. The death toll stood at 25.
Rick Wilking, AP

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A searcher works at the scene of the deadly mudslide.
Rick Wilking, AP

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A man sits next to an information board in front of a grocery store in Darrington, Wash.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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Diane Boyd, left, gets a hug from Julien Loh before a community prayer service in Darrington.
David Ryder, Getty Images

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Searchers walk carefully among debris at the scene of the deadly mudslide in Oso.
Rick Wilking, AP

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Tina Ray puts flowers on a cross for the mudslide victims at the Oso Community Chapel in Oso. Ray and her husband, pastor Gary Ray, run the Oso Community Chapel and are providing a place for victims and family members to come pray.
Sofia Jaramillo, Everett (Wash.) Herald, via AP

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Workers use construction equipment to move mud and debris at the scene of a deadly mudslide.
Rick Wilking, AP

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Searchers walk into the scene of the deadly mudslide.
Rick Wilking, AP

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Emergency vehicles fill Highway 530.
Rick Wilking, AP

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Searchers stand in a pile of debris.
Rick Wilking, AP

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A photograph released on March 26 on thethe U.S. Geological Survey websiteshows an area hit bythe March 22 mudslide in northwest Washington. The aerial survey was conducted by the Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Geological Survey and King County sheriff's office.
King County Sheriff's Office, Air Support Unit

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An aerial survey shows a flooded area after the mudslide in northwest Washington.
King County Sheriff's Office, Air Support Unit

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The scene of the mudslide.
King County Sheriff's Office, Air Support Unit

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Gail and Ron Thompson attend a candlelight vigil for mudslide victims on March 25 in Arlington, Wash.
David Ryder, Getty Images

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A search-and-rescue worker and dog look for survivors in the aftermath of a mudslide in Oso, Wash. Many people are still missing after a massive mudslide on March 22.
David Ryder, Getty Images

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A search-and-rescue worker looks for survivors in the aftermath of a mudslide in Oso, Wash.
David Ryder, Getty Images

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Workers using heavy equipment to clear debris from Washington Highway 530 on the western edge of the massive mudslide that struck in Oso, Wash.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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A search-and-rescue worker looks through debris field after the mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Matt Mills Mcknight, European Pressphoto Agency

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A U.S. flag flutters above a pile of ruble from a structure after the mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Matt Mills Mcknight, European Pressphoto Agency

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Elaine Young holds a Bible and photographs found in the debris of a mudslide near her home in Oso, Wash.
David Ryder, Getty Images

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A member of the Washington State FEMA Task Force One talks with an excavator operator while searching for victims of the Highway 530 mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Matt Mills Mcknight, European Pressphoto Agency

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A member of a search-and-rescue team searches underneath a destroyed home in the debris field after the mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Matt Mills Mcknight, European Pressphoto Agency

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Washington State Patrol chaplains Joel Smith, left, and Mike Neil, right, watch as workers using heavy equipment to clear debris from Washington Highway 530 on the western edge of the massive mudslide.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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A search-and-rescue worker clears debris from a house on the western edge of the massive mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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A search-and-rescue worker uses a boat to look through debris from a deadly mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Elaine Thompson, AP

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Workers using heavy equipment work to clear debris from Washington Highway 530 on the western edge of the massive mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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A search-and-rescue worker stands in the middle of debris from a house on the western edge of the mudslide.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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Search-and-rescue workers in Oso check a destroyed vehicle at the scene of a mudslide.
Joshua Trujillo, seattlepi.com, via AP

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Dozens of people were feard dead after the Oso mudslide.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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An intact house sits at the edge of the massive mudslide.
Ted S. Warren AP

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A home was destroyed by the huge mudslide.
Ted S. Warren AP

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Eveleen Promise holds her son, Xaven, 7, and she stands with her husband, Patrick Belt, right, and Doug Massingale as they wait for word of missing family members at a fire station.
Elaine Thompson, AP

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The massive mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Ted S. Warren, AP

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Brian Anderson, left, and Coby Young search through the wreckage of a home belonging to the Kuntz family after a mudslide on March 23 in Oso, Wash. The Kuntz family was at a baseball game when a mudslide swept through the area.
Genna Martin, Everett (Wash.) Herald via AP

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Steve Skaglund walks across debris and wreckage after a mudslide in Oso. At least 14 people were killed in the massive mudslide.
Genna Martin, Everett (Wash.) Herald via AP

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A photograph from a destroyed home is spattered with mud.
Genna Martin, Everett (Wash.) Herald via AP

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Volunteers Frank and Rhonda Cook watch as the final body they recovered is lifted into a helicopter.
Genna Martin, Everett (Wash.) Herald via AP

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A destroyed home sits on a pile of mud on Washington Highway 530.
Pool photo by Lindsey Wasson

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A search-and-rescue team carries the tarp-covered body of a victim of Saturday's mudslide in Oso, Wash.
Joshua Trujillo, seattlepi.com via AP

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Water and mud cover an area near Oso, Wash.
Genna Martin, Everett (Wash.) Herald via AP

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Members of the community attend a candlelight vigil at the Darrington Community Center on April 5, 2014, in Darrington, Wash. Recovery and cleanup and prayer continues after a mudslide hit Oso and killed at least 30 people.
Sofia Jaramillo, The Herald via AP